Thomas Dai on Mapping, Naming, Borders, and Immigration Essayist Thomas Dai joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss his new collection, Take My Name But Say It Slow, in which he writes about place and identity. Dai talks about …

NEW EPISODE: Essayist Thomas Dai joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss his new collection, Take My Name But Say It Slow, in which he writes about place and identity.

#fiction #politics #lithub #lithubradio

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Sarah S. Grossman on the Los Angeles Wildfires Novelist and former Huffington Post climate reporter Sarah S. Grossman joins Fiction/Non/Fiction co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about the Los Angeles wildfires. Grossman, …

NEW EPISODE: Novelist and former Huffington Post climate reporter Sarah S. Grossman joins Fiction/Non/Fiction co-hosts @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell to talk about the Los Angeles wildfires. Grossman reads from A Fire So Wild.

#LAFires #lithubradio #lithub

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Charles Baxter on the Dangers of Knowing the Future Acclaimed novelist Charles Baxter joins Fiction/Non/Fiction hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss his recent novel Blood Test: A Comedy. Baxter talks about turning to humor in da…

NEW EPISODE: Acclaimed novelist Charles Baxter joins Fiction/Non/Fiction hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss his recent novel Blood Test: A Comedy.

lithub.com/charles-baxt...

#fiction #future #lithubradio #lithub

Ream Shukairy on Syria After Assad Following the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, novelist Ream Shukairy joins Fiction/Non/Fiction co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the country’s future. S…

NEW EPISODE: Following the ouster of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, novelist Ream Shukairy joins Fiction/Non/Fiction co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the country’s future.

#lithubradio #lithub

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Molly Redden on Trump’s Plan to Seize Spending Power ProPublica reporter Molly Redden joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss her recent piece on impoundment, Donald Trump’s strategy to thwart Congressional spending prioriti…

NEW EPISODE: ProPublica reporter @mtredden.bsky.social joins co-hosts @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell to discuss her recent piece on impoundment, Donald Trump’s strategy to thwart Congressional spending priorities.

#politics #lithubradio #lithub

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Carvell Wallace on Love, Survival, and Endings Writer and podcaster Carvell Wallace joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss finding his way to the understanding that life is lived on a continuum and is not made up of n…

NEW EPISODE: Writer and podcaster Carvell Wallace joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss finding his way to the understanding that life is lived on a continuum and is not made up of neat endings and beginnings.

#love #lithubradio #lithub

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Ruben Reyes Jr. on Trump’s Plans for Mass Deportation Writer Ruben Reyes Jr. joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportation. Reyes explains how deportation could affect families …

NEW EPISODE: Writer Ruben Reyes Jr. joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportation. He reads from his short story collection There is a Rio Grande in Heaven.

#politics #lithubradio #lithub

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall on Project 2025’s Plans For Book Bans In the wake of the election, writer Maggie Tokuda-Hall joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss what Project 2025 has in store for authors and book bans. Tokuda-Hall explai…

NEW EPISODE: In the wake of the election, writer Maggie Tokuda-Hall joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss what Project 2025 has in store for authors and book bans.

#politics #Election2024 #Project2025 #lithubradio #lithub

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Jess Walter on the Election In the lead-up to the presidential election, novelist Jess Walter returns to the show to revisit his previous comments about former president Donald Trump. Walter joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan…

NEW EPISODE: In the lead-up to the presidential election, novelist Jess Walter returns to the show to revisit his previous comments about former president Donald Trump.

#politics #Election2024 #lithubradio #lithub

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Anne Curzan on Our Changing Language Linguist, writer, and professor Anne Curzan joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss how language is constantly changing—and how that’s okay. Curzan talks about how, in her…

NEW EPISODE: Linguist, writer, and professor Anne Curzan joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss how language is constantly changing—and how that’s okay. Curzan reads from her book.

#lithubradio #lithub

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Jeff Sharlet on ‘Sanewashing’ and Fascism Nonfiction writer Jeff Sharlet joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss how mainstream media outlets sanitize Donald Trump’s rhetoric in their reporting rather than straigh…

NEW EPISODE: Nonfiction writer Jeff Sharlet joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss how mainstream media outlets sanitize Donald Trump’s rhetoric in their reporting.

#politics #lithubradio #lithub

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Lola Milholland on the Housing Crisis and Communal Living As the housing crisis worsens and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris makes lowering housing prices a key part of her agenda, nonfiction writer Lola Milholland joins co-hosts V.V. Ganes…

NEW EPISODE: Nonfiction writer Lola Milholland joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss her experience with communal living. She reads from her book, Group Living and Other Recipes.

#Politics #housingcrisis #community #lithubradio #lithub

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Myriam J.A. Chancy on Haitian American Communities Following Donald Trump and J.D. Vance’s racist smears against Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, author Myriam J.A. Chancy joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about…

NEW EPISODE: Following racist smears against Haitian immigrants in Springfield, OH, author Myriam J.A. Chancy joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about Haitian history and independence. She reads from Village Weavers.

#lithubradio #literaryhub

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Ellen Emerson White on the First Woman President, Real and Imagined As Vice President Kamala Harris’s historic campaign for the presidency enters its final weeks, writer Ellen Emerson White joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss her…

NEW EPISODE: As Vice President Kamala Harris’s historic campaign for the presidency enters its final weeks, writer Ellen Emerson White joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss her 1984 novel The President’s Daughter.

#lithubradio #literaryhub

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Thomas Frank on How the Harris-Walz Ticket Can Win Red State Voters Political and cultural critic Thomas Frank joins host Whitney Terrell to discuss how Democrats and Republicans courted voters from the Midwest and South at their respective conventions. Frank gives…

Political and cultural critic Thomas Frank joins host Whitney Terrell to discuss how Democrats and Republicans courted voters from the Midwest and South at their respective conventions. He reads from his famed book What’s the Matter with Kansas.

#literaryhub #lithubradio

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Alissa Quart on the Dangerous Lie of American Bootstrap Narratives Nonfiction writer Alissa Quart joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss how the American obsession with “bootstrap narratives” led to the publishing industry championing Hi…

NEW EPISODE: Nonfiction writer Alissa Quart joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss the American obsession with “bootstrap narratives” and J.D. Vance's controversial memoir, Hillbilly Elegy. Alissa reads from her book.

#lithubradio #literaryhub

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Iris Jamahl Dunkle and Kelly McMasters on Biographical Ethics Following Elon Musk’s estranged daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson’s accusations of unethical behavior on the part of Musk’s authorized biographer, memoirist Kelly McMasters and biographer Iris Jamahl Du…

NEW EPISODE: Memoirist Kelly McMasters and biographer Iris Jamahl Dunkle join co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about the ethics of biography.

#lithubradio #literaryhub #biography #ethics

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Francine Prose on What 1974 Can Teach Us About 2024 Novelist Francine Prose joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss her new book, 1974: A Personal History. Prose talks about her relationship with Tony Russo, who in collabor…

NEW EPISODE: Novelist Francine Prose joins co-hosts @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell to discuss her new book, 1974: A Personal History.

#lithubradio #literaryhub #government

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Jasmin Graham on Understanding Sharks Marine biologist Jasmin Graham joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss her new book, Sharks Don’t Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist, which is about the beauty an…

NEW EPISODE: Marine biologist Jasmin Graham joins co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to discuss her new book, Sharks Don’t Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist.

#literaryhub #lithubradio #sharks

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Elle Everhart and Ellie Palmer on the Rise of Romance Romance novelists Elle Everhart and Ellie Palmer join co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about the genre’s increasing popularity. Everhart, the London-based author of the new …

NEW EPISODE: Romance novelists Elle Everhart and Ellie Palmer join co-hosts @sugi.bsky.social and Whitney Terrell to talk about the genre’s increasing popularity.

#romance #romancebooks #romancenovels #lithubradio #literaryhub

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Harry Siegel on the Supreme Court, Bribery, and Scofflaws New York Daily News columnist Harry Siegel joins co-host V.V. Ganeshananthan and guest co-host Matt Gallagher to talk about his recent piece about the Supreme Court’s decision to permit what he has…

NEW EPISODE: New York Daily News columnist Harry Siegel joins co-host @sugi.bsky.social and guest co-host Matt Gallagher to talk about his recent piece about the Supreme Court’s decision to permit what he has dubbed “after-the-fact bribery.”
#lithubradio #literaryhub

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Sally Franson and Emily Nussbaum on Reality TV Novelist Sally Franson and critic Emily Nussbaum join host V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about reality television. Franson, a recent reality TV show winner whose new novel, Big in Sweden, is from the…

NEW EPISODE: Novelist Sally Franson and critic @emilynussbaum.bsky.social join host @sugi.bsky.social to talk about reality television.

#realitytv #criticism #fiction #lithubradio #literaryhub #podcast

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Phil Elwood on Doing PR for All the Worst Humans In the wake of the recent Trump-Biden debate, public relations operative Phil Elwood joins co-host V.V. Ganeshananthan and guest co-host Matt Gallagher to talk about his career spinning stories in …

NEW EPISODE: Public relations operative Phil Elwood joins host V.V. Ganeshananthan and co-host Matt Gallagher
to discuss the subject of his captivating new memoir: his career of spinning stories for some of the most infamous world leaders.

#memoir #politics #lithubradio #literaryhub #podcast

NEW EPISODE: Novelist Maxim Loskutoff joins co-host V.V. Ganeshananthan and guest co-host Matt Gallagher to talk about his new novel, Old King, which is about Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, who moved to Montana to withdraw from society.

#literature #Montana #podcast #lithubradio #literaryhub